DemocratIn office since Jan 1993

Jim Clyburn

U.S. Representative, SC-6 since 1993. Ran in 17 elections between 1992 and 2024, winning 17. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

U.S. Representative, SC-6Born 1940Teacher

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In office: 33 yrs; Since 1993
Bills became law: 0; 3 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 2.1%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +38.8; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

House Committee on AppropriationsTransportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies · Ranking MemberInterior, Environment, and Related AgenciesEnergy and Water Development and Related Agencies

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 3 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 119th Congress.

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Clyburn sits in the U.S. House

Clyburn is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Val Hoyle, Wesley Bell, Brittany Pettersen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Clyburn’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Clyburn’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Clyburn	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Sep 16, 2026	HR 5334: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 262–159
Jun 30, 2026	HCONRES 108: Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to…	Yes	Yes	No	Failed 189–235
Jun 9, 2026	S 2: Secure America Act	No	No	Yes	Passed 214–212
May 13, 2026	HR 1346: To amend the Clean Air Act with respect to the ethanol waiver for Reid Vapor Pressure…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 218–203
Feb 12, 2026	HR 2189: To modernize Federal firearms laws to account for advancements in technology and…	No	No	Yes	Passed 233–185

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Clyburn was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1992199620002004200820122016202020242028U.S. House, SC-6

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+38.8	D+22.6	+16.2
2024	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+22.8	D+22.6	+0.2
2022	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+24.2	D+31.7	−7.5
2020	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+37.4	—	—
2018	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+41.9	—	—
2016	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+42.5	—	—
2014	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+47.0	—	—
2012	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+88.1	—	—
2010	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+26.5	—	—
2008	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+35.0	—	—
2006	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+30.2	—	—
2004	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+34.1	—	—
2002	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+34.9	—	—
2000	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+45.8	—	—
1998	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+46.8	—	—
1996	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+39.4	—	—
1994	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+27.6	—	—
1992	U.S. House, SC-6	Won	D+30.6	—	—